Insurance
Please ensure that you have arranged cover which is appropriate to your requirements as soon as your holiday is confirmed, in case you should fall ill at any point between booking and the travel date. The cover should also be enough to cover assistance - including repatriation - when abroad. Please see ABTA for advice.
For rail holidays from the UK in particular you will need adequate insurance. Rail strikes in France, Belgium and Germany are infrequent but railways are not covered by the same rules as airlines and there is no obligation on the railways to cover additional expenses caused by strike action. It is therefore essential that you have travel insurance to cover the costs of delayed or cancelled trains.Â